US9164578B2 - Input device for operating graphical user interface - Google Patents

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US9164578B2
US9164578B2 US12/760,596 US76059610A US9164578B2 US 9164578 B2 US9164578 B2 US 9164578B2 US 76059610 A US76059610 A US 76059610A US 9164578 B2 US9164578 B2 US 9164578B2
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  • the present invention relates to an input device.
  • GUI graphical user interface
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a portable terminal which shows operation guidance information for assist user's operation. The user can execute a target function by moving her or his finger in an up, down, left or right direction according to the guidance.
  • Patent Document 2 discloses an interface device which displays a gesture image to visually indicate a recognition target of a gesture as user's operation. The user can conduct device operation while confirming the gesture image.
  • Patent Document 3 discloses a vehicle-mounted device which displays user's allowable operations and icons indicative of gestures corresponding to user's allowable operations. The user can easily know a gesture for the user to be conducted.
  • Patent Document 4 discloses an operation input device for vehicles which displays selection guide information indicative of the state of a user's hand placed on a steering wheel and an operation target device. The user can select a target operation device by referring to the guide and moving her or his hand to the target device.
  • Patent Documents disclose the fact that a motion and/or pose for user's operation is displayed and the user can conduct an operation (action) relating to a predetermined device according to the motion or pose.
  • the user When the user tries to conduct a predetermined motion or take a predetermined pose for her or his intended operation, however, the user may erroneously conduct another unintended motion or take another unintended pose during user's motion or pose as far as the predetermined motion or pose.
  • the unintended motion or pose may erroneously be recognized as an action for user's operation, As a result, the operation for the user not to intend may undesirably be carried out.
  • an action returning the hand located at the right side to a left direction may be erroneously recognized as an action moving the content to the left direction and be erroneously carried out.
  • any of the above Patent Documents pays no consideration to such a device that, when the user conducts a gesture for user's operation, the user can intuitively understand whether or not user's each motion is recognized.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide an input device having a good handleability which causes a user to know as to how user's motion is recognized by the input device to avoid execution of an unintended operation.
  • an input device which includes an input unit for inputting operator's motion as an image signal, a motion detector for detecting the motion on the basis of the image signal inputted into the input unit, a display unit for displaying a graphical user interface, and a controller for causing the display unit to change a display of the graphical user interface according to the motion detected by the motion detector.
  • the controller causes the display unit to display a motion synchronized with the motion detected by the motion detector and also to change the display of the graphical user interface.
  • the display of the graphical user interface is intended to move display positions of the plurality of selection items for the purpose of selecting desired one of a plurality of selection items
  • the controller causes the display unit to display a motion synchronized with the motion detected by the motion detector and also to move the display positions of the plurality of selection items according to the motion.
  • the controller causes the display unit to display an operator's motion which is to be desirably detected by the motion detector for the purpose of explaining the fact that what kind of motion results in what type of operation to the operator before actually conducting a motion.
  • the display of the graphical user interface is used for the operator to move display positions of the plurality of selection items for the purpose of selecting desired one of the plurality of selection items, and the controller causes the display unit to display a motion which is necessary to move the display positions of the plurality of selection items and which is to be desirably detected by the motion detector.
  • the user when the user tries to conduct an operation for a device such as a television with a gesture, the user can know as to how a gesture being now conducted by the user is recognized and thereby conduct such a gesture as to carry out its intended operation.
  • FIGS. 1A and 1B are diagrams for explaining an input device in accordance with an embodiment 1;
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an arrangement of the input device in accordance with the embodiment 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining how a user to operate the input device of the embodiment 1;
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining operations of the user of the embodiment 1 and associated operations of the input device
  • FIG. 5 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the input device of the embodiment 1;
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining operations of the user of the embodiment 1 and associated operations of the input device
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining how a user operates an input device in accordance with an embodiment 2;
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining operations of the user of the embodiment 2 and associated operations of the input device
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining operations of the user of the embodiment 2 and associated operations of the input device.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining operations of a user of an input device in accordance with an embodiment 3 and associated operations of the input device.
  • An input device 100 in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention detects an action of user's hand from an imaged dynamic picture image of the user and changes a display of a GUI according to the action.
  • FIGS. 1A and 1B schematically show an operational environment when the user uses the input device 100 through a display unit 101 , an image pickup 102 , a user 103 , and an operational guide 104 .
  • the display unit 101 forms a display section of the input device 100 , is a display such as a liquid crystal display or a plasma display.
  • the display unit 101 has a display panel, a panel control circuit, and a panel control driver; and acts to display video data supplied from a video signal processor 202 on the display panel.
  • the image pickup 102 is used to input a dynamic picture image into the input device 100 , and a camera as an example can be uses as the image pickup.
  • the user 103 conducts an operation for the input device 100 .
  • the operational guide 104 is a GUI displayed on the display unit 101 and has a letter or a diagram for explaining how to operate the input device 100 to the user 103 .
  • the input device 100 includes a display unit 101 , an image pickup 102 , an action or motion detector 200 , a controller 201 , and a video signal processor 202 , as shown, e.g., in FIG. 2 .
  • the action or motion detector 200 receives a dynamic picture image signal from the image pickup 102 and detects operator's action such as operator's extended hand, waving hand or rotating hand on the basis of the received dynamic picture image signal.
  • the motion detector 200 further outputs a predetermined command corresponding to the detected action.
  • the controller 201 which is, for example, a microprocessor, controls the operation of the video signal processor 202 according to the command received from the motion detector 200 .
  • the video signal processor 202 can be a processor such as ASIC, FPGA or MPU.
  • the video signal processor 202 converts video data of GUI to data having a format processable by the display unit 101 under control of the controller 201 and then outputs the converted data.
  • FIG. 3 shows relationships among actions of the user 103 , associated operations of the display unit 101 , and associated displays on the display unit when the input device 100 of the present invention is operated by the user 103 .
  • a part of the diagram of FIG. 3 shown by “Normal State” indicates a state where the user 103 does not operate the input device 100 .
  • the input device 100 of the present embodiment is arranged to recognize a hand side-to-side waving action 300 of a hand of the user 103 and to start accepting the action of the user 103 in response to a trigger of recognizing the hand side-to-side waving action 300 .
  • the user 103 extends her or his hand toward the input device 100 and further waves the extended hand side to side as shown in a part of the diagram of FIG.
  • this causes an operational menu to be displayed on the display unit 101 as shown by a part of the diagram of FIG. 3 indicated by “Operating State”.
  • the menu has an operating wheel 301 and a plurality of selection items 302 .
  • the user 103 conducts her or his hand rotating action 303 , this causes the operating wheel 301 to be correspondingly rotated and the selection items 302 to be rotated and shifted. In this manner, the user 103 can select desired one of the selection items 302 .
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining relationships between actions or motions of the user 103 and associated displays of the display unit 101 when the user 103 operates the input device 100 shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the display of the display unit includes a displaying way and displaying timing based on the operational guide 104 or an animation operational guide 400 .
  • the animation operational guide 400 is used to explain how to operate the menu displayed on the display unit 101 with use of the dynamic picture image to the user.
  • the input device 100 is used to detect an action of the hand of the user 103 on the basis of a signal of an imaged dynamic picture image of the user 103 , and changes the display of the GUI according to the detected action.
  • Explanation will be first made as to a flow of operations of the input device 100 after the input device 100 detects an action of the hand of the user 103 until the input device displays a GUI according to the detected action, by referring to FIG. 2 .
  • the user 103 starts the operation of the input device 100 , for example, by depressing a power button (not shown).
  • the controller 201 in response to the start of the operation, provides an instruction to the video signal processor 202 to display a predetermined video.
  • the video signal processor 202 outputs a video signal suitable as an input of the display unit 101 . This causes a video to be displayed on the display unit 101 .
  • the controller 201 when responding to the start of the operation instructs the image pickup 102 to start imaging a dynamic picture image.
  • the image pickup 102 starts imaging the dynamic picture image, and output data on the imaged dynamic picture image to the motion detector 200 .
  • the motion detector 200 detects user's hand motion on the basis of the received dynamic picture image data by a method such as feature point extraction.
  • the motion detector determines that the hand's action follows a predetermined pattern, the motion detector outputs a command corresponding to the pattern to the controller 201 .
  • the controller 201 instructs the video signal processor 202 to display the GUI or to change the display according to the command.
  • the video signal processor 202 changes the video signal as an output, which results in that the display of the GUI on the display unit 101 is changed.
  • the user 103 starts the operation of the input device 100 according to a predetermined procedure. This causes the controller 201 of the input device 100 to start recognition of operator hand's motion (gesture) according to the aforementioned procedure (step 500 ).
  • An example of the state of the user 103 and the input device 100 is shown by “Normal State” in FIG. 4 .
  • step 501 As shown by “Start Operation Guide” in FIG. 4 , it is assumed that the user 103 extends her or his hand toward the input device 100 (step 501 : Yes).
  • the input device 100 recognizes the extending action of the hand of the user 103 and displays the operational guide 104 on the display unit 101 (step 502 ).
  • the operational guide 104 is provided to explain the hand side-to-side waving action 300 as an action (operation starting gesture) when the user 103 starts the operation of the input device 100 .
  • this causes the input device 100 to erase the display of the operational guide 104 (step 501 : No or step 503 : No).
  • the input device 100 recognizes the hand side-to-side waving action 300 , and displays a gesture operational menu having the operating wheel 301 and the selection items 302 on the display unit 101 as shown by “Animation Operational Guide” in FIG. 4 (step 504 ).
  • the input device 100 further displays the animation operational guide 400 on the display unit 101 to explain how to operate the gesture operational menu to the user (step 505 ).
  • the animation operational guide 400 is displayed so that an imaged person appears on the display unit and as if the person touched the operating wheel 301 with her or his hand and rotated the hand together with the rotation of the wheel.
  • This animation enables the user 103 to intuitively know how to touch the wheel at a desirable position with the hand and how to move the hand and the wheel by a desirable shift to obtain a desirable operation.
  • step 506 the input device 100 recognizes the action of the user 103 , displays an action synchronized with the recognized action based on the animation operational guide 400 , and reflects the recognized action on the gesture operational menu (step 507 ).
  • the person shown by the animation operational guide 400 touches its hand on the operating wheel 301 and rotates the operating wheel 301 , thus rotatably shifting the selection items 302 even on the display screen.
  • the animation operational guide 400 is used as an asynchronized operational guide to cause the animation to be varied independently of user's action prior to the operation of the user in the step 505 .
  • the animation operational guide 400 acts as a synchronized operational guide to cause the animation to be varied in synchronism with the operation of the user 103 (refer to FIG. 6 ).
  • the input device 100 recognizes a hand moving action of the user 103 , and displays the operational guide 104 or the animation operational guide 400 according to the recognized action to present an action (gesture) valid for the operation to the user 103 .
  • the user 103 can know and confirm what action (gesture) at what timing results in a desired operation, the user can smoothly conduct such an operation as to display the menu or to select the menu items.
  • the asynchronized operational guide is useful for the user before operating the device to know or understand what action enables what operation by varying the animation.
  • the operating wheel 301 and the selection items 302 are illustrated in the display screen. These wheel and items are useful especially for a user who does not understand what action is required for a picture, a figure or an image which can be moved by an operation.
  • the synchronized operational guide displays the action of the user after her or his action to be conducted in the form of an animation and also causes an actual operation or no operation
  • the synchronized operational guide can make the user intuitively know whether or not each user's action was recognized.
  • the user can modifies her or his action so as to avoid an unintended operation.
  • the present embodiment is different from the embodiment 1 in how to operate the input device 100 .
  • explanation will be made as to how to operate the input device 100 and how to display an operational guide when an action of the user with both hands enables the user to operate the input device 100 .
  • the input device 100 of the present embodiment 2 has substantially the same arrangement as the embodiment 1, but different therefrom in user operating manner.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates a state of a user's hand action and a GUI displayed on the display unit 101 when the user operates the input device 100 in the present embodiment.
  • an operational menu 700 displayed on the display unit 101 three selection items are located on a circular table in a pseudo 3-dimensional space. One of the selection items positioned at user side in front of the screen is selected.
  • presentation of an appearance of both hands' shapes overlapped on the circular table to the user 103 can give the user 103 an image as if the user placed the both hands on the table and turned the table.
  • a user's hand action 701 indicates to move the both hands along a circle orbit in order for the user 103 to operate the operational menu 700 . In this manner, the user can rotate the circular table and position desired one of the selection items in front of the display screen.
  • An illustration shown by “Menu Display” in FIG. 8 indicates a state in which a menu is displayed in a manner similar to in the embodiment 1.
  • the input device 100 can recognize a hands' action of the user 103 in a manner similar to in the embodiment 1.
  • an animation operational guide 800 appears as shown by an illustration of “Animation Operational Guide Display” in FIG. 8 .
  • the animation operational guide 800 is displayed as a picture of a simulation of an action of both hands of the user, that is, as a dynamic picture image when the user 103 conducts to operate the operational menu 700 .
  • the input device 100 provides an image of an operational method in the form of the shape or appearance of the operational menu 700 to the user 103 . Further, when the user 103 tries to actually conduct an operation based on the above image, the animation operational guide 800 explaining the detailed operating method of the user is presented to the user.
  • the user can receive a specific guide relating to the operation at a timing of her or his action. Accordingly, the user can smoothly operate the menu items while understanding the validity of an action being conducted by the user or how to operate the input device.
  • the operational menu 700 may be a combination with the operational menu having the operating wheel 301 and the selection items 302 explained in the embodiment 1, for example, as shown in FIG. 9 .
  • an animation operational guide for one hand operation is displayed.
  • an animation operational guide for both hands operation is displayed.
  • the user can image a plurality of operating patterns via the shape or appearance of such menu or menus and can be guided by the menu or menus of the operating method when the user actually wants to perform a specific operation over the input device.
  • An operational image 1000 of FIG. 10 is an image of actions of user's hands. This image presents to the user a method when the user grasps two selection items on the operational menu with her or his both hands and turns a circular table in the operational menu 700 . When the user 103 extends her or his both hands toward the input device 100 , this causes the operational image 1000 to appear as shown by “Raised Both Hands State 1 ” in FIG. 10 . With this, the user 103 can know the fact that the action being conducted by the user was put in a valid state or how to operate the input device. An illustration shown by “Raised Both Hands State 2 ” in FIG.
  • the input device 100 is independent of variations in the operation of the input device caused when the user 103 has different action positions, and displays the operational image 1000 at an actual location on which an operation is applied on the operational menu according to a simple operation.
  • the user when operating the input device, can know the fact that the input device is actually in an operable state, and simultaneously can confirm the location on which an operation is applied on the operational menu and operate the input device through such an action as not to require accuracy.

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